This newsletter has been created to inform and educate people about current findings that can help a struggling reader. We also hope that the content of the newsletter will inspire those who struggle, that there is hope.

Taking Notes from Textbooks

First: Read a section of your textbook chapter. Read just enough to get an understanding of the material. Do not take notes, but, rather, focus on understanding the material. It is tempting to take notes as you are reading the first time, but this is not an efficient technique; you are likely to take down too much information and simply copy without understanding.

Second: Review the material.

• Locate the main ideas as well as important sub-points.
• Set the book aside.
• Try to paraphrase this information: Putting the textbook information in your own words forces you to become actively involved with the material.

Third: Write the paraphrased ideas as your notes.

• Do not copy information directly from textbook—use it only as a guideline.
• Add only enough detail to understand.

Review and compare your notes with the text, and ask yourself if you truly understand.

This section contains names of famous or recognized people who have been reported in the media, on the Web, and in books as having some form of dyslexia or struggling in school.

Hamish Grant

Chief Executive of Axeon, a technology company that produces a new type of microprocessor.

Hamish suffered numerous nightmares at school. "I remember my BSc finals in chemical engineering and missing a huge chunk of a question, only for it to 're-appear' on the paper after the exam. I forced myself to be good at other things, especially at sports. It taught me later in life not to be nervous of failure and that every problem is a challenge, not an insurmountable obstacle. I have learned to live with dyslexia and succeed."

"Steven, age 56, could not read. He was dyslexic and had never learned to read. We went through the Intensive Phonics method and he learned the skills that helped him to read. It worked immediately."

- Doraine Bingham, Bloomington Minnesota

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